Stately

My state glass collection is now all free of dust, a project that was WAY overdue! 

Most of these were made by the Gay Fad Studios, which opened in Lancaster, Ohio, in 1945. A woman named Fran Taylor was the founder of the business; she had previously had a cottage industry for seven years, working from home, hand decorating home goods and glassware. Taylor and her staff applied designs to "blank" glassware from Anchor Hocking, Hazel Atlas, and Federal Glass, among other companies. The business closed in 1962.
 

This is my miscellaneous Kentucky shelf...

...with the most marvelous Country Ham Motel ashtray. (Yes, it was a real thing!)